What is hypochondria? Hypochondria is a real condition, with real symptoms of social or anxiety disorders and trauma or abuse. Everyone worries about their health sometimes, but some people experience more distress about their health issues than others. Hypochondria is a type of anxiety disorder that causes people to excessively worry about their health. People...
What are panic attacks and anxiety attacks? The difference between a panic attack and an anxiety attack is that a panic attack is usually sudden and over quickly, and an anxiety attack usually builds up and is long-lasting. Both panic attacks and anxiety attacks cause you to feel intense, overwhelming emotions. While these terms are...
Domestic violence facts Domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence, domestic abuse, dating violence, spousal abuse, and intimate partner abuse) is any form of maltreatment that takes place in a heterosexual or homosexual romantic relationship between adults or adolescents. Intimate partner abuse is a major public health problem, due to its affecting more than 2...
Facts you should know about drug use disorder Readers Comments 1 Share Your Story People can abuse almost any substance whose ingestion results in a euphoric feeling. Drug abuse and addiction, now both grouped as substance or drug use disorder, is a condition characterized by a self-destructive pattern of using a substance that leads to...
Duck syndrome facts Readers Comments 1 Share Your Story Duck syndrome, while not a mental health diagnosis, describes college and graduate students who appear calm, but are having extreme difficulty keeping up with the demands of life. Although not a formal mental-health diagnosis, duck syndrome has mostly been described in college or graduate students and...
Facts you should know about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Readers Comments 38 Share Your Story Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of a number of obsessive compulsive and related disorders that has irresistible ideas or images (obsessions) and/or specific rituals/behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) that may be driven by obsessions as characteristics of the illness. OCD occurs...
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? Share Your Story Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a treatment for depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychological counseling approach that treats a variety of different psychological and psychiatric disorders. It employs both cognitive strategies that can help people change their thought patterns and behavioral strategies...
"Anorexia" describes a simple inability or aversion to eating, whether caused by a medical problem or a mental health issue. "Anorexia nervosa," however, is the name for the clinical eating disorder, the main symptom of which is self-starvation. The terms anorexia and anorexia nervosa have often been used interchangeably. They, however, are not synonymous. “Anorexia”...
Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) facts ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) may occur in up to 6% of adults; it's marked by inattention, inability to focus, agitation, and, as the name suggests, hyperactivity. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a form of behavioral illness that results in symptoms of distractibility, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity. While there...
Facts you should know about alcoholism and alcohol abuse Alcoholic and alcohol use disorder is marked by an inability to control alcohol use, despite negative life consequences. Alcohol abuse and dependence, now both included under the diagnosis of an alcohol use disorder, is a disease characterized by the sufferer having a pattern of drinking excessively...